Wales 66 Fiji 0: Gatland's men put Fiji to the sword

North the star as Wales time their run to perfection to escape their testing Pool with a convincing win in tough conditions

George North, the 19-year-old Wales wing, was imperious against Fiji (Jason O'Brien)

The march of the Dragon became a sprint with this fast and immaculate win in
rain and wind at the Waikato stadium this evening. Wales crushed a hapless
Fiji in every department and after keeping themselves under the radar they
have now emerged. In the European half of the draw, they appear to be every
bit as strong, possibly stronger, as any of Ireland, France and England.

They have developed a squad with depth and a range of talent, and they have
escaped from their topugh and testing Pool in style.

Wales were accurate, fast and skilful although the basis of the win was the
power up front afforded by the return to full fitness of props Gethin
Jenkins and Adam Jones.

On this solid base, Wales launched Sam Warburton, Ryan Jones and Luke
Charteris on searching carries into the heart of the Fiji defence and then
Wales switched on